Tulamben, Bali

[Pooley]

Here's a few from a recent trip to the sites close to Tulamben

 

1. Frogfish

 

2. Donut nudi

 

3. Goby with eggs

 

4. The ever faithful Shaun the Sheep nudi

 

5. Velvet Ghost Pipefish

 

6. Leaf-fish hiding in coral

 

7. Juvenile batfish

 

Mike

[Fabian]

Great pictures! I really like the background of the pipefish, gives it an artistic/abstract touch.

[ChrisH]

Really nice! Especially the shot of the donut nudi and the backlit leaf fish! Well done! 👍

 

Did you use a snoot for the backlighting of the leaf fish?

[TimG]

Yep, super pics, Mike. The juvenile frogfish and the backlight one especially. Nice job!

[Luko]

Nice pics.

Were you diving with Ajiex?

[Pooley]

On 5/31/2024 at 5:36 PM, Fabian said:

Great pictures! I really like the background of the pipefish, gives it an artistic/abstract touch.

 

Thanks, I really like this one myself - once I saw the review underwater I stayed with him quite a while

 

On 6/1/2024 at 9:07 AM, ChrisH said:

Really nice! Especially the shot of the donut nudi and the backlit leaf fish! Well done! 👍

 

Did you use a snoot for the backlighting of the leaf fish?

 

 

Cheers Chris, yes the leaf fish was snooted from the rear of the fish

 

On 6/1/2024 at 11:33 AM, TimG said:

Yep, super pics, Mike. The juvenile frogfish and the backlight one especially. Nice job!

 

Thanks Time, I dropped lucky with him - 3 yawns then we left him to it

 

On 6/1/2024 at 12:58 PM, Luko said:

Nice pics.

Were you diving with Ajiex?

Thanks Luko, and yes with Ajiex. Superb guide as he's quick to grasp what you want to do with lighting etc. He was a little obsessed with getting me to do some colour abstract stuff like this which isn't really my thing but works now and again

 

Mike

 

Edited June 2 by Pooley

[John E]

Love the photos, thanks for sharing.

[Luko]

8 hours ago, Pooley said:

Ajiex. Superb guide as he's quick to grasp what you want to do with lighting etc. He was a little obsessed with getting me to do some colour abstract stuff like this which isn't really my thing but works now and again

Hahaha.

Yes, he's been my guide every year since he began freelancing 8 or 9 years ago.

Very nice chap. I warned him when he started with colored lights (I think some asian photog showed him) I didn't want any of that stuff, he still tries but that has become a running joke between us.

 

I see sometimes he recreates similar photos with various guests (thats' how I can recognize the guide)

 

Edited June 3 by Luko

[humu9679]

Nicely done!

[Pooley]

On 6/3/2024 at 1:10 AM, John E said:

Love the photos, thanks for sharing.

 

On 6/3/2024 at 6:29 PM, humu9679 said:

Nicely done!

 

Thanks for the comments folk

 

Mike

[Mark H]

Great photos. I've not been there for a while and mostly dived the Liberty - seems I missed out 😞

[Pooley]

Not necessarily Mark, it's a great site. When I return next year I'l;; be with a non-photographer friend, so will do more dives around the liberty, coral garden, drop off etc and less at places like Seraya, Baturinngit and Germobong. It'll still be great fun with lots pod photos opportunities, just not quite as intense. 

 

Time to go back for you I reckon!

 

Mike

[hedonist222]

Sidem, while perpetually crowded, is always nice. 

[Seacamera]

Awesome shots!!! I loved that dive site. One of my all time favourites.

 

[jlaity]

Nice stuff. I like the abstract eels. 

[hedonist222]

On 6/1/2024 at 3:58 PM, Luko said:

Nice pics.

Were you diving with Ajiex?

Who's Aijex ? 😀

[bghazzal]

12 hours ago, hedonist222 said:

Who's Aijex ? 😀

The one and only Ajiex Dharma 😎

https://www.marelux.co/pages/ajiex-dharma
https://www.instagram.com/ajiexdharma/

Edited September 14 by bghazzal